Fjord1's First Battery-powered Ferry Named at Havyard

Norwegian shipbuilder Havyard has christened the
first battery-powered ferry ordered by transportation company
Fjord1. The christening ceremony for MF Husavik was held at the
yard in Leirvik in Sogn on May 14.

"Havyard has met some very stringent environmental requirements
and won a total of 13 contracts for the delivery of both
equipment for and the building of Fjord 1's battery-powered
ferries," the shipbuilder said in a press statement.

The first vessel in the series, Bnr 132 MF Husavik, was
christened on Monday, May 14 during a ceremony at the yard in
Leirvik in Sogn.

MF Husavik will operate the Husavik-Sandvikvåg service in
Hordaland county (Austevoll municipality and Fitjar municipality)
and is the first of many battery-powered ferries with
autocrossing functionality that will be built for Fjord 1 at
Havyard Ship Technology in Leirvik.

The Autocross system, developed and delivered by Norwegian
Control Systems (NCS), calculates the course and speed, as well
as acceleration and retardation, that results in the most
efficient and economical crossing. Currents, wind and other
factors are also taken into consideration. The autocross system
is monitored by the captain, who can take over manual control if
necessary.

NCS is also delivering the integrated alarm system (IAS), the
bridge solution Concept Bridge and the Power Management System.
The very stringent requirements for environmental reporting of
ferry operations have been implemented in the total system, which
will also communicate with the onshore charging systems to ensure
a safe and efficient charging cycle.

The propulsion system was delivered by Norwegian Electric Systems
(NES) and the delivery includes battery systems, generators, DC
panels with converters, AC panels, a charging system,
transformers and software. NES's technology includes Odin's Eye,
which was designed to ensure safe and efficient energy transfer
between the vessel's two DC systems.

"It's an impressive ferry and we are very happy with the result,"
said Dagfinn Neteland, CEO of Fjord1.

Representatives of Fjord1 and yard employees attended the
christening ceremony. The County Mayor of Hordaland, Anne Gine
Hestetun, is the ferry's godmother. After the christening, there
was an open ship event for everyone who wanted to take a closer
look at the ferry.

"It feels good to have started," said Lasse Stokkeland, Executive
Vice President of Havyard Ship Technology AS. "The competition
for these assignments was tough, and it's very motivating to
witness the christening of our very first battery-powered ferry
which is almost ready for delivery.

"Now we will maintain full focus on delivering all the other
ferries on time and on budget as well, and with the same good
quality," Stokkeland said.